Photograph, Print, or DrawingGlenns Falls
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Main title
- Glenns Falls [graphic] / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill.
Published/Created
- New York : Published by Henry I. Megarey, [between 1821 and 1825].
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- digital file from original print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.03812 opens in a new window
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Description
- 1 print : aquatint ; 45.7 x 62.4 cm (plate), 51.2 x 69.9 cm (sheet)
Rights advisory
- No known restrictions on publication.
LC classification
- PGA - Hill (J.)--Hudson, no. 6
Biography/History note
- Irish-born artist W.G. Hall spent the summer of 1820 traversing 212 miles of the Hudson River's 315-mile course. 20 plates were engraved as aquatints by master printer John Hill and published between 1821 and 1825 by Henry Megarey in New York.
Summary
- Print shows a view of the Hudson River at Glenns Falls with a building on an island and a bridge spanning the river and passing through the building; also shows people on the island.
Other Subjects
- Rivers--New York (State)--Glens Falls--1820-1830.
- Waterfalls--New York (State)--Glens Falls--1820-1830.
- Toll bridges--New York (State)--Glens Falls--1820-1830.
- Buildings--New York (State)--Glens Falls--1820-1830.
- Islands--New York (State)--1820-1830.
- Country life--New York (State)--Glens Falls--1820-1830.
- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--1820-1830.
- Glens Falls (N.Y.)--1820-1830.
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Notes
- Title from item.
- No. 6 of the Hudson River Port Folio.
- Stamped lower right: Map Division, Library of Congress, Nov. 18, 1915.
- Information published with print: The building in the centre of the bridge is a toll-house, where the curious traveler may generally purchase some of the rarest specimens of fossil petrifactions [sic].
Reproduction no./Source
- LC-DIG-pga-03812 DLC (digital file from original print)
LCCN
- 2011661790
Repository
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print opens in a new window
Type of material
- Photograph, Print, or Drawing
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- Not Charged